Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Autoimmune hepatitis

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Fatigue;
Abdominal discomfort;
Abnormal blood vessels on the skin (spider angiomas);
Skin rashes;
Joint pains;
Loss of menstrual periods;

PhysicalFindings

Yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice);
An enlarged liver;

ClinicalTests

Positive ANA;

Most specific:
Liver-KI microsomal-1 AB (LKM-1);

Anti-smooth muscle AB (ASMA);

Antinuclear AB (ANA);

Most accurate: LV biopsy;

Liver problems Type 1:
Anti-smooth muscle AB (ASMA) titer

Liver problems Type 2:
Anti-LKM AB
Anti-Liver cytosol AB

RiskFactors

Young female;
Female>male;
Liver inflammation;
Alpha 1 antitrypsin def;
Smoker;
Drug induces;

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Cirrhosis;

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

Prednisone;

WebLink

https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/5871/autoimmune-hepatitis | https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/SearchResults?query=Autoimmune+hepatitis#